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Supplier upheaval fueled price fixing

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn broke up keiretsus; suppliers responded with price fixing, industry insiders say. (BLOOMBERG)
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By:
Hans Greimel
November 16, 2014 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- To hear auto industry insiders in Japan, the country's problems with bid rigging began to spiral in the early 2000s.

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